Standing Flexion Test
Other Names
- Standing Forward Flexion Test
Purpose
- Evaluate the Sacroiliac Joint
Description
- The patient is standing
- The examiner palpates the affected sides PSIS and also on the S2 spinous process
- The patient is asked to bend forward
- The hands are then switched and repeated on the opposite side
- Positive Test
- Occurs when one PSIS is noted to move in the superior direction more than the other
Pathology
Evidence
- Levangie et al[3]
- Sensitivity: 17%
- Specificity: 79%
See Also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Líška, D., R. Zelník, and N. Hegedüšová. "Clinical examination of the sacroiliac joint." Journal of Orthopaedics, Trauma and Rehabilitation 28 (2021): 22104917211000755.
- ↑ von Heymann, Wolfgang, Horst Moll, and Geraldine Rauch. "Study on sacroiliac joint diagnostics." Manuelle Medizin 56 (2018): 239-248.
- ↑ Levangie PK. Four clinical tests of sacroiliac joint dysfunction: the association of test results with innominate torsion among patients with and without low back pain. Phys Ther. 1999 Nov;79(11):1043-57. PubMed PMID: 10534797.
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John Kiel on 11 August 2019 23:05:30
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